Drobeta-Turnu Severin weather in May

In May, Drobeta-Turnu Severin sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Drobeta-Turnu Severin's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Drobeta-Turnu Severin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
5:07 AM – 7:44 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Drobeta-Turnu Severin is locality in Mehedinți County, Romania.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 16.8 µg/m³ · 2017
Founded
1833

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Drobeta-Turnu Severin reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Drobeta-Turnu Severin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Drobeta-Turnu Severin weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°568.45.690.0
Feb / -2°507.94.510.10.5
Mar11° / 578.62.611.63.0
Apr17° / 689.60.213.25.4
May22° / 11°7610.2014.66.6
Jun26° / 14°729.7015.37.0
Jul28° / 16°667.70156.8
Aug28° / 16°507.1013.96.8
Sep23° / 12°607012.37.4
Oct16° / 648.20.110.75.4
Nov / 678.91.99.42.0
Dec / -2°709.148.70.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55149
65149
75149
85050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Drobeta-Turnu Severin gets around 76 mm of rain over 10.2 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
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431
532
632
733
833
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3135

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196400
296400
395500
494600
593700
693700
792800
8901000
9891100
10881200
11861310
12841510
13831610
14811810
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16782110
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18742420
19722620
20712720
21692920
22673030
23663130
24653230
25633340
26623440
27603550
28583660
29573760
30543871
31523981

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of May to 15 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 4:54 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:277:26
214.05:267:27
314.15:247:28
414.15:237:29
514.25:227:31
614.25:207:32
714.25:197:33
814.35:177:34
914.35:167:36
1014.45:157:37
1114.45:137:38
1214.45:127:39
1314.55:117:40
1414.55:107:42
1514.65:097:43
1614.65:077:44
1714.65:067:45
1814.75:057:46
1914.75:047:47
2014.85:037:48
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2414.94:597:53
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2614.94:587:55
2715.04:577:56
2815.04:567:57
2915.04:567:57
3015.14:557:58
3115.14:547:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Drobeta-Turnu Severin?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Drobeta-Turnu Severin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Drobeta-Turnu Severin in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Drobeta-Turnu Severin sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Drobeta-Turnu Severin in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Drobeta-Turnu Severin peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Drobeta-Turnu Severin in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Drobeta-Turnu Severin is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Drobeta-Turnu Severin's WHO annual average of 16.8 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1522 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Drobeta-Turnu Severin?

Drobeta-Turnu Severin sits at 44.6°N, 22.7°E, 76 m above sea level, in Romania. The nearest listed city is Motru, 32 km away.

NegotinTârgu JiuFiliaşiVidinCalafatBorZaječar

Topography around Drobeta-Turnu Severin

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Drobeta-Turnu Severin.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Drobeta-Turnu Severin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,241 m.

The land around Drobeta-Turnu Severin is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), grassland (24%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
570 m
80 km
2,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Motru 32 km · Negotin 46 km · Târgu Jiu 68 km · Filiaşi 69 km · Vidin 73 km · Calafat 74 km · Bor 76 km · Zaječar 86 km

Romania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 44% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$22,538
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 605
Religion
Romanian Orthodox 85%other 5%Roman Catholic 5%Reformed 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Drobeta-Turnu Severin (44.6269°, 22.6529°, elevation 76 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).